Introduction Last week I introduced my walk as a great walk at summer’s end. This week’s walk was not so great and the weather had a distinctly autumnal feel, with a strong, cool easterly breeze taking the edge off the temperature. The journey to Church Minshull (south of Middlewich) took…
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Introduction With rain due to arrive just after lunch, I decided to keep it local today, and take an easy walk on unfamiliar paths in a familiar area! As it turned out, there were plenty of showery bursts of rain in the morning too, but I persevered, and completed the…
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Introduction The recent hot weather continued today, so again I opted for a walk of less than 6 miles in one of my favourite areas. However, with an ascent exceeding 1200 feet it still had quite a kick. The journey is about 30 minutes each way by car from Cheadle…
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Introduction A beautiful summer’s day, with a little floaty white cloud. This is quite a local, short walk in farming country, between Wilmslow and Knutsford. This walk is just 5.6 miles long, generally flat, and took 2 hour 30minutes plus a 15 minute lunch break. The journey is about 25…
Introduction A cool, windy day greeted me as I set out on today’s short walk. For the most part, the walk is completed to a background hum of traffic on the M56, and thus may not be to everyone’s taste, but for me the gorgeous valley of the River Bollin…
Introduction With a busy day ahead tomorrow, I took the opportunity afforded by a warm and pleasant day today to take this short walk in the Cheshire countryside. It would have been longer, but many of the fields were now holding cattle, and after avoiding two such fields I decided…
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Introduction More rain was forecast overnight, and everywhere is very wet underfoot, so I chose quite a short walk in familiar surroundings today. It was a good choice as most of the walk was on stony paths or tarmac tracks and minor roads. The weather was cloudy and bright with…
Introduction I’ve had a busy few weeks, and am just catching up with my blog posts. I completed this familiar walk last Thursday! It’s a 30 minute drive from Cheadle Hulme to Langley. The weather was quite dull, with rain towards the end. The walk is 5.25 miles long, and…
Introduction I had a free day today, so made my way out into another wonderful walking area, starting from Gradbach car park. It’s a 40 minute drive from Cheadle Hulme to Gradbach. The weather was bright, with a layer of very high cloud, intermittent sunshine, and quite cold. The walk…
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Introduction We are off to see Hamilton (the musical) tonight, so I chose a local walk, safe in the knowledge of being home in plenty of time. It’s a 15 minute drive from Cheadle Hulme to the village of Alderley Edge. The weather was fine, with some spells of sunshine,…
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